Word Meaning 聞香

ぶんこう bunkou

聞香 is read as ぶんこう (bunkou) and means smelling incense.

Meaning

English

smelling incense
savoring incense
distinguishing incense by smell
incense-smelling party

Reading

Kana

ぶんこう

Romaji

bunkou

Writing Variants

聞香もんこう monkou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Synonyms 香道,聴香 Rank 91608 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

香を聞く

こうをきく

to smell incense

聞き込み捜査

ききこみそうさ

(police) legwork

聞き取り調査

ききとりちょうさ

fact-finding survey based on interviews

聞き旧した

ききふるした

trite

聞損なう

ききそこなう

to miss (the chance to hear)

聞届ける

ききとどける

to grant (a request)

香

かおり

aroma

線香

せんこう

incense stick

焼香

しょうこう

burning (offer) incense

月下香

げっかこう

tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa)

新香

しんこ

pickled vegetables

お新香

おしんこ

pickled vegetables